Sofia Vergara weds Joe Manganiello in lavish Palm Beach ceremony

Herald online

22 Nov, 2015 06:00 AM2 mins to read

Sofia Vergara and actor Joe Manganiello tied the knot in Palm Beach this weekend. Photo / Getty

Actress Sofia Vergara and her fiance, actor Joe Manganiello, tie the knot today at a luxury tourist complex in West Palm Beach.

The Colombian posted a photo online on Saturday that shows her looking ready to enjoy a day at the hotel pool.

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Pool day!!!! We r ready🎉🎉🎉🎉

A post shared by Sofia Vergara (@sofiavergara) on Nov 21, 2015 at 11:29am PST

According to People magazine, the couple spent the weekend perfecting finishing touches at The Breakers, where they arrived on Thursday night to start welcoming the close to 400 guests who will attend today's ceremony.

The Breakers, a hotel in the Italian renaissance style at West Palm Beach on the east coast of Florida, was a strategic choice by the Modern Family actress who wanted to make it equally easy for guests to arrive from South America, the United States and Europe.

This Friday the couple supervised the final details with famed floral artist Jeff Leatham, artistic director of the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, who is in charge of decorating the wedding celebration.

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We r almost ready!! @jeffleatham 🌹🌷🌼🌸💐

A post shared by Sofia Vergara (@sofiavergara) on Nov 20, 2015 at 1:54pm PST

The Barranquilla native, 43, and Manganiello, 38, known for the True Blood series, got engaged in Hawaii last December, six months after falling for each other.

This will be Manganiello's first marriage, the Colombian's second after first tying the knot with Jose Luis Gonzalez, with whom she has a son, Manolo, 23.

It will be Manolo who will hand the bride Vergara over to groom Manganiello, also known for the parts he played in the movies Magic Mike in 2012 and Magic Mike XXL in 2015.

The couple has asked that their guests, instead of giving them presents, make donations to charitable causes including the St Jude Children's Research Hospital, which treats children with cancer.